The 6th annual Minneapolis Underground Film Festival makes its move into October this year where it will be screening on Oct. 3-6 at the St. Anthony Main Theater. The fest, while screening new films from all over, does a fantastic job of screening movies by local Minnesota filmmakers.
Some of these locally produced films include Mark Nielson’s spooky road trip flick Land of Sky Blue Water; Adam Jacobs’ suspense comedy Weekend Hat, which was also produced entirely by high school students; Dave Ash’s sci-fi drama Connected, which is co-directed by Paul von Stoetzel, whose short film Twisted Sister screens before the feature; Donny West’s autobiographical documentary Dazzle (The Donny West Story); and Phil Holbrook’s drama Tilt. There are also loads of short film programs featuring work by local filmmakers.
Other feature films to be on the lookout for include Daniel Martinico’s L.A. nightmare Ok,...
Some of these locally produced films include Mark Nielson’s spooky road trip flick Land of Sky Blue Water; Adam Jacobs’ suspense comedy Weekend Hat, which was also produced entirely by high school students; Dave Ash’s sci-fi drama Connected, which is co-directed by Paul von Stoetzel, whose short film Twisted Sister screens before the feature; Donny West’s autobiographical documentary Dazzle (The Donny West Story); and Phil Holbrook’s drama Tilt. There are also loads of short film programs featuring work by local filmmakers.
Other feature films to be on the lookout for include Daniel Martinico’s L.A. nightmare Ok,...
- 10/2/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 6th annual Arizona Underground Film Festival might be beginning on the unluckiest day of the year — Friday the 13th — but the residents of Tucson are lucky for this 9-night extravaganza of wild and wooly cinema from all over the globe. The fest runs Sept. 13-21 at The Screening Room and other locations.
Opening Night films include the retro, music-fueled slasher flick Discopath by Renaud Gauthier and the Internet-based bloodbath Truth Or Dare, directed by scream queen Jessica Cameron making her filmmaking debut. The last film of the fest on the 21st is the cryptic post-apocalyptic thriller Dust of War, directed by Andrew Kightlinger.
The rest of the fest includes mind-bending fiction flicks like the cult-ish Fateful Findings by Neil Breen; the 90-minute, one-shot noir Worm by Andrew Bowser; Zach Clark’s twisted holiday movie White Reindeer; Drew Tobia’s surreal See You Next Tuesday; as well as challenging documentaries...
Opening Night films include the retro, music-fueled slasher flick Discopath by Renaud Gauthier and the Internet-based bloodbath Truth Or Dare, directed by scream queen Jessica Cameron making her filmmaking debut. The last film of the fest on the 21st is the cryptic post-apocalyptic thriller Dust of War, directed by Andrew Kightlinger.
The rest of the fest includes mind-bending fiction flicks like the cult-ish Fateful Findings by Neil Breen; the 90-minute, one-shot noir Worm by Andrew Bowser; Zach Clark’s twisted holiday movie White Reindeer; Drew Tobia’s surreal See You Next Tuesday; as well as challenging documentaries...
- 9/13/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Peacock is a hard movie to like. But why? The film is appropriately lensed by prolific, Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot (who did a fine job at lighting a steampunk Victorian England in last year’s Sherlock Holmes), bringing a lived-in feel to the small-town Gothic aesthetic of the film. The lead performance, by the usually-reliable Cillian Murphy, is extremely devoted if sometimes puzzling, and the impressive supporting cast (Susan Sarandon, Ellen Page, Josh Lucas, and more) gives the film a pedigree of professionalism. Yet the final product feels immobile, with tepid pacing and perplexing plotting, Murphy’s performance both driving the film and weighing it down. More on that in a bit.
The feature debut of director Michael Lander, Peacock is based on a screenplay by Michael Lander and Ryan Roy. Before I delve into a brief plot summary, I’d like to share a quote from Josh Lucas promoting the film,...
The feature debut of director Michael Lander, Peacock is based on a screenplay by Michael Lander and Ryan Roy. Before I delve into a brief plot summary, I’d like to share a quote from Josh Lucas promoting the film,...
- 4/22/2010
- by Mark Zhuravsky
- JustPressPlay.net
Year: 2010
Director: Michael Lander
Writers: Michael Lander and Ryan O Roy
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 4.5 out of 10
The trailer for Michael Lander's Peacock suggested a strange, somewhat creepy tale of John Skillpa, a quiet man with a secret, a secret that the trailer gives away. But even with the big reveal thrown out so quickly, the trailer does something else: it suggests a film with mystery, intrigue and perhaps a little something sinister as if the fact that John is also Emma is simply a passing fact of little consequence sadly, the truth about Peacock is much less mysterious.
The first twenty minutes of Lander and co-writer Ryan O Roy's script is a thing of beauty. Gorgeously constructed, it features little dialog but manages to convey John/Emma's being in silent movement. We see Emma preparing breakfast, cleaning up and longingly spying on...
Director: Michael Lander
Writers: Michael Lander and Ryan O Roy
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 4.5 out of 10
The trailer for Michael Lander's Peacock suggested a strange, somewhat creepy tale of John Skillpa, a quiet man with a secret, a secret that the trailer gives away. But even with the big reveal thrown out so quickly, the trailer does something else: it suggests a film with mystery, intrigue and perhaps a little something sinister as if the fact that John is also Emma is simply a passing fact of little consequence sadly, the truth about Peacock is much less mysterious.
The first twenty minutes of Lander and co-writer Ryan O Roy's script is a thing of beauty. Gorgeously constructed, it features little dialog but manages to convey John/Emma's being in silent movement. We see Emma preparing breakfast, cleaning up and longingly spying on...
- 4/18/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Check out the first look trailer for Lionsgate's "Peacock" starring Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas, Bill Pullman, Keith Carradine, Jaimi Paige and Chris Carlson. The film sees release on DVD on April 20th. The suspense thriller is helmed by Michael Lander from the screenplayn by Ryan O Roy and Michael Lander. John Skillpa, a quiet bank clerk living in tiny Peacock, Nebraska, prefers to live an invisible life. Then, in a moment, everything changes. A train caboose runs off its tracks and crashes into John’s backyard and destroys more than the weathered planks of his wood fence. When neighbors descend on the scene, they discover John’s other personality, Emma, for the first time and mistakenly believe her to be John’s wife. This launches John into the glare of the spotlight and eventually shatters the delicate balance of his sanity.
- 3/26/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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